Word: falling
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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When the American Ballet Theater announced that it would invade ballet-wise Moscow this fall, U.S. critics feared that the once-great company-which was disbanded two years ago and gradually reformed early this year-might disgrace the U.S. in Russia. Wrote New York Times Dance Critic John Martin: "Has Newcastle asked for coals? In the unlikely case that it has, assuredly it should not be given cinders." Last week in Moscow the American Ballet Theater proved itself something more than cinders...
...Harrison and Tammy Grimes in a superb, spoofily whimsical adaptation by Drama Critic Walter Kerr of Richard Marsh's The Datchet Diamonds. Exchanging his Gladstone bag by error with another that contains some ?36,000 worth of stolen gems, Rex manages to preserve his fortune, restore the diamonds, fall in love with Tammy and simultaneously avoid being done in by the woggiest group of thugs west of Conrad's Victory...
...pennant fever. But Murtaugh just kept his Pirates playing percentage baseball, told newsmen to find stirring quotes elsewhere ("I'm no good at answering questions"), and declined to say a single word about the pennant. One frustrated reporter finally asked Murtaugh if he would admit Easter would fall on Sunday next year. "I dunno," said Pittsburgh's Danny Murtaugh, shifting his cud. "There was a fella once who changed the date of Thanksgiving...
...days of bohemian genius in Calcutta's slums. Suddenly one day a college friend carts him off to a country wedding that has an unexpected and fateful conclusion. The bridegroom proves to be insane, and in order to save the bride (Sarmila Tagore*) from the curse that will fall upon her if she is not married at the appointed hour, Apu makes the noble gesture and marries her himself. To his amazement he falls in love with the girl, and for a year they live a garret idyl in Calcutta. Then she dies in childbirth. Almost insane with grief...
...figures. They showed 3,788,000 unemployed in August. More important, unemployment did not decline as steeply as it should have between July and August, and the seasonally adjusted percentage of unemployed rose from 5.4% in July to 5.9% in August-the highest percentage since the steel strike last fall. Employment in August, though it set an alltime high for the month with 68,282,000 working, actually involved a working force that was 407,000 fewer than in July...